The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday but held the door open to another increase in
July 23, 2026
Euro zone banks tightened access to credit in the second quarter over geopolitical instability fears, and they expect further tightening in the current quarter, the
July 21, 2026
The European Central Bank meets again on Thursday, with oil prices back at the top of the worry list for policymakers.
July 17, 2026
The European Central Bank will hold interest rates on July 23 but will hike for the second time this year in September as a renewed energy price surge
July 16, 2026
The European Central Bank currently sees no second-round effects from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, but is paying close attention to indirect price effects from the
July 15, 2026
The European Central Bank is back to square one in its fight against high inflation in the euro zone after new hostilities between the U.S. and Iran caused energy prices to rise
July 10, 2026
One of Europe's most cantankerous banking battles in decades is becoming more a question of how and when, not if, UniCredit secures its
July 08, 2026
Global investors have had a stark reminder of how quickly the oil market can reignite concern about inflation and volatility, after U.S.
July 08, 2026
The outlook for the euro zone economy remains fragile, a senior European Central Bank policymaker said on Tuesday, calling for monetary policy decisions to be
July 07, 2026
Central banks in Europe could come under growing pressure from governments facing rising demands for pension spending and industrial support, European Central Bank
July 06, 2026
The euro zone's economy is not back to its state before the Iran war despite a drop in oil prices, as core inflation remains strong and price pressures continue, European
July 06, 2026
Europe's benchmark STOXX 600 hit an intraday record high on Friday and logged its biggest weekly jump in over a month, underpinned by gains in
July 03, 2026
Central bank officials from around the world believe they may have found a new ally in Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh,
July 02, 2026
European shares slipped on Wednesday, after a strong finish to the second quarter, as investors assessed indications that U.S. interest rates
July 01, 2026
Euro zone inflation eased last month far more than expected, further curbing pressure on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates again this month to offset quick price
July 01, 2026
The European Central Bank should not rush into any further rate hike given the unexpectedly quick retreat in oil prices, Maltese central bank
July 01, 2026
The ECB is considering doubling the proportion of cash lenders must keep as reserve in an unremunerated account, six
June 30, 2026
Inflation slowed more than expected across most major euro zone economies in June, preliminary data showed on Tuesday, easing pressure on the European
June 30, 2026
European Central Bank policymakers welcomed the recent drop in oil prices on Tuesday but warned that energy costs remain high and the shock will linger in the
June 30, 2026
The unexpectedly rapid retreat in energy prices in the past week has further taken pressure off European Central Bank
June 30, 2026
The euro zone economy appears to have built greater resilience to economic shocks, allowing the European Central Bank to raise interest rates more easily without
June 30, 2026
The European Central Bank will need to keep raising interest rates as energy prices remain high and a ceasefire in the Middle East is no reason for policymakers to let
June 25, 2026
Euro zone inflation could stay above the European Central Bank's 2% target for some time, even if peace in the Middle East holds, but this shock still only requires a
June 23, 2026
Damage from the conflict in the Middle East cannot be removed overnight and the European Central Bank still has work to do, ECB policymaker Peter Kazimir said on Tuesday.
June 23, 2026
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Monday urged global leaders to discuss undervaluation of the Chinese currency as a facet of the imbalances
June 22, 2026
The inflation shock facing the euro zone is too large to ignore but not yet large enough to push up longer-term price bets or generate dangerous second-round price
June 22, 2026
The euro zone economy is in the midst of a mid-sized inflation shock, with inflation holding above 3% for the rest of the year, a situation that requires a "measured" policy
June 19, 2026
The European Central Bank may raise interest rates one more time as soon as next month if it sees more evidence of euro zone inflation spreading
June 19, 2026
Spain's economy likely expanded by 0.5%-0.6% in the second quarter from the preceding three months, when it grew at a similar pace of 0.6% to outperform other large euro
June 18, 2026
A repeat of the 2022 inflation shock that sent interest rates to their highest level in decades looks less likely at the current juncture but can't be
June 17, 2026
Europe's STOXX 600 hit a record high on Monday, boosted by a relief rally across most sectors after the United States and Iran
June 15, 2026
The European Central Bank has taken the first step to contain price pressures, but it is increasingly clear that more needs to be done, Slovak central bank chief and ECB
June 15, 2026
ECB President Christine Lagarde on Monday welcomed news of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, saying it could help reopen the Strait of
June 15, 2026
European shares surged on Friday, with major indexes jumping more than 1%, as renewed hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East
June 12, 2026
European Central Bank policymakers kept a follow-up rate hike in July on the table on Friday given rapid inflation, but said it was far too early to say if a move would
June 12, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Hope, as the saying goes, springs external.
June 12, 2026
The dollar dropped sharply against major peers on Thursday after President Donald Trump called off plans for renewed U.S. military strikes on Iran at the
June 11, 2026
European Central Bank policymakers see keeping interest rates on hold at their next meeting in July as the more likely scenario, if energy prices stayed near their
June 11, 2026
The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in nearly three years on Thursday in the hope of curbing
June 11, 2026
The European Central Bank on Thursday became the first major central bank to raise interest rates in response to the Iran war
June 11, 2026
Europe's STOXX 600 ended a choppy session little changed on Wednesday, as investors weighed a renewed flare-up in tensions
June 10, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets The unnerving thing about Tuesday's relapse in U.S. tech stocks is
June 10, 2026
A fall in Hungary's inflation and risk premia has likely lowered the interest rate level needed for price stability, but the central
June 08, 2026
The European Central Bank is expected to hike interest rates on Thursday,
June 05, 2026
The European Central Bank is set to raise its deposit rate to 2.25% on June 11, with another increase likely in September, as it
June 03, 2026
The European Central Bank met commercial lenders last week to discuss the potential threat from the newest artificial intelligence models and will follow up with demands
June 03, 2026
Euro zone private sector activity shrank at the fastest rate in 18 months in May as waning demand for goods and services — a key gauge of economic health — dragged output
June 03, 2026
The global role of the euro currency hardly budged last year, disappointing some hopes that erratic economic policy in the United States could give it a big boost, as
June 02, 2026
The economic shock from the Iran war hit European factories last month, suppressing demand for their
June 01, 2026
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